Tapping Into Irish Beers

Beer_Guinness

Irish brewing has both a lot of history and a lot of recognizable names. King of these, of course, is Guinness, which is the first stout that many people try and which remains their favorite stout long after the first sip. For decades, Guinness was the largest brewer in the world, and although it no… read more »

Pints of Hope: 2012 Brewer’s Ball

Beer from around the world with a handmade beer bench/cooler, one of the unique silent auction items up for grabs at the DC Brewer’s Ball. Matt Splain Photography

When Dennis O’Leary was asked by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to attend a meeting for an event called Brewer’s Ball five years ago, he knew nothing about it except that he wanted to hear more. An avid craft beer fan with a son who was born with cystic fibrosis (CF), Dennis knew afterwards that there… read more »

Springing Ahead: Jim Koch of Boston Beer

Jim Koch

“We’ve just accumulated more and more knowledge, more and more skills, more and more creativity, more and more access to ingredients, more and more knowledge of different brewing processes and their outcomes,” says Jim Koch, co-founder and Chairman of the Boston Beer Company, which produces the Samuel Adams line of beers. Koch caught up with… read more »

2011 DC’s Year of Beer

Beer

2011 is winding down. You’re probably on the last page of your 2011 calendar, but don’t toss it. Save it as a memento of what will be remembered as a huge year for the craft beer community in the DC metro area. On January 1, 2011, there were no local production breweries with beers in… read more »